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Unit 1 Study Guide(p. 41-51)

Kinds of Sentences:

Directions: Write the definition of each kind of sentence.

  • Declarative:______
  • Interrogative:______
  • Imperative:______
  • Exclamatory:______

Directions:Read each sentence and label it declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory.

  1. What fascinating retiles lizards are!
  2. What do you think is so special about lizards?
  3. Look in this book for the facts.
  4. A lizard can grow a new tail to replace a lost one.
  5. What interesting creatures they are!

Complete Subjects and Predicates

Remember…

Every sentence has two parts, a subject and a predicate.

The subject tells who or what the sentence is about

The predicate tells what the subject is doing (verb/action)

Directions: Draw a line between the subject and predicate of each sentence.

  1. Tim’s last vacation was a disaster.
  2. His family drove for four days and nights.
  3. The family car broke down six different times.
  4. Their family reunion was over by the time they arrived.
  5. They made it home in only two days.

Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates

Directions: Read each sentence. Label the underlined word as simple subject or simple predicate.

  1. Eleven-year-old Kevin polished his racing bike.
  2. The black and red bike sparkled in the bright sun.
  3. Kevin pictured the upcoming bike race in his mind.
  4. In his dream, the winner received a large trophy.
  5. The big race beings tomorrow.

Compound Subjects:

Directions: Read each sentence. Underline the compound subject and circle the connecting word (and, or, but).

  1. John and Janet went shopping.
  2. Food and clothes are what they need.
  3. A supermarket or a department store will be their first stop.
  4. Money and weather will dictate how long they will shop.

Compound Predicates:

Directions: Read each sentence. Underline the compound predicate and circle the connecting word (and, or, but).

  1. The county fair begins and ends this week.
  2. Frank’s family went last year and will go this year too.
  3. They saw the farm animals and rode on all the rides.
  4. Frank’s sister enjoyed the concerts and danced at the ball.
  5. Frank entered some of the riding competitions and lost.

Compound Sentences:

Directions: Read each sentence. Underline each simple sentence and circle the connecting word that joins the sentence (,and,or,but).

  1. True woodsmen have highly developed sense, and they rely on their senses.
  2. They listen to every sound, and they notice small changes around them.
  3. Many times the animals will not run away, but they will accept the person’s being there.
  4. Woodsmen know about nature’s balance, but they also know about nature’s disasters.

Conjunctions:

Directions:Fill in the correct conjunction for each sentence (and, or, but)

  1. Collecting is a good hobby, ______it can be expensive.
  2. Some people collect comic books ______baseball cards.
  3. Other people collect dolls ______build doll houses.
  4. Stamps ______coins are very popular to collect.

Combining Sentences: Complex Sentences:

Subordinating Conjunctions:

-After- Since

-Although- Unless

-As- Until

-Because- When

-Before- Whenever

-If- While

Directions: Underline the conjunction used in each complex sentence.

  1. Flamingos cannot fly into the air unless they have a lot of space around them.
  2. They need a lot of space because they are so large.
  3. Flamingos live clos etogether although they are big.
  4. A flamingo cannot take off until the whole flock takes off.

Correcting Fragments and Run-ons

  • Sentence fragment:A sentence missing either a subject or a predicate.

Example: People with tools in their hands.

  • Run-on sentence:Two or more sentences that are run together into one sentence.

Example: People explored caves they found prehistoric paintings.

Directions:Label each sentence as a fragment or a run on.

  1. Drumlin Farm is a wonderful place it has animals and plants in natural settings.
  2. Love to go there.
  3. Because too many people were around.
  4. It has a petting corner you can pet the animals and feed them too.